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Old Apr 10, 2022, 4:15 pm
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KLM seems to not be offering me any seat on my ticket!
It tells me to pick a seat, but every seat costs an extra fee! That's sounds illegal to force someone who has already bought a ticket to pay more for a seat.
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Old Apr 10, 2022, 5:01 pm
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Relax, they won't force you to fly standing up, or sitting on the floor. (That has been known to happen, though, albeit not on KLM).

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Old Apr 10, 2022, 5:42 pm
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You will get a seat with your ticket, of course. However, reserving a specific one ahead of check-in does incur a fee.
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Old Apr 11, 2022, 4:23 am
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Originally Posted by swampwiz
It tells me to pick a seat, but every seat costs an extra fee! That's sounds illegal to force someone who has already bought a ticket to pay more for a seat.
You are not forced at all to reserve a seat and pay extra. When KL opens their online check-in, you can pick your seat for free. Although: a middle seat may be all that's left by then. But if you want to reserve a seat before online check-in opens, yes, then it will cost you
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Old Apr 11, 2022, 11:10 am
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Originally Posted by tourguide
it will cost you
unless you are Platinum
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Old Apr 11, 2022, 3:30 pm
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Or gold.
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Old Apr 12, 2022, 7:34 am
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This is also true for other airlines in Europe such as Lufthansa. I do pay to reserve a seat early if the aircraft and my class of service mean that there's a chance of getting a middle seat. For AMS-CPH-AMS later this year, I paid the fee in one direction, where the plane is a 738, but not in the other, where it will be an E-195, which has no middle seats.
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Old Apr 12, 2022, 8:30 am
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Some airlines even charges for business class seat assignments.
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 5:53 am
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worse, *some* airlines charge for business class seat assignments in a 2-4-2 J cabin.
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by KLBGO
Or gold.
Actually even silver get seat selection for free, if I remember correctly.
Gold get front seat for free
Plat get comfort seat.
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 1:12 pm
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Originally Posted by CyBeR
worse, *some* airlines charge for business class seat assignments in a 2-4-2 J cabin.
In a what?
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 1:27 pm
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Originally Posted by CyBeR
worse, *some* airlines charge for business class seat assignments in a 2-4-2 J cabin.
2-4-2 in J ??
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Goldorak
2-4-2 in J ??
BAs A380 J cabin is 2-4-2 on the first floor.
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Gulbra
BAs A380 J cabin is 2-4-2 on the first floor.
And the 777 too - and it's the weirdest thing, during takeoff and landing you are looking your seat neighbor in the face because the middle four seats are in alternate directions (the outer two face forward, the inner two backward).
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Old Apr 13, 2022, 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Fabo.sk
In a what?
Originally Posted by Goldorak
2-4-2 in J ??
BA, as mentioned. They try to hide it by facing some seats backwards but this monstrosity is 2-4-2 where cabin width allows:



(Where the cabin isn't wide enough like 787 they install it as 2-3-2).
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